Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i i -j j Jf () li T R Y. FOli THE GAZETfTE. SPRJJYG. Stern Winter now recedes, and beauteous Spring Once morc# assumes and decorates the plain ; * lit joyous strains the little warblers sin<*, And Nature smilts in infant bloom again! <? * ' Now ev'ry scene and ev'ry sound is joy The tuneful lark awakes at early dawn, And sweetly sings, whife soaring in the sky, To hail the glories of the venrat morn; The little brook from icy fetters free, Seems to rejoice along the flow'ry vale ; The happy murmurs of the busy Bee, On?e more enchants and animates the dale. I . ? ? \ Now grateful showers to cheer the fragrant Rose, And brighter skies for Winter's frigid gloom; With cheerful breete delightful Zephyr fflovirs, And Groves, and Fields, and Foresis* gayly bloom. . Now Pleasure waves her fac mating wand, To ev'ry nook her varied charms are *; / given; ?: ? While Spring defuses beauty o'er the Und, And venial glories render Earth a Heaven ! T77."": \ ~ * These ate thy bounties, infinitely great ^ Anjl righteous Giver, of our humble All these consfrtre to bless thy fragile state, Oh 1 gieatly favor'd but ungrateful man. -F -TT- | From the Philadelphia American CerUinel, The following pontic fragment is from the panuscript of a poem, descriptive of the Western country, by Mr. Charles r ade, of this city. v Through the wild prospect of succeeding r Ai> ye*is :/ - \ A glowing scene to fancy's eye appears: At o'er tho?e willowy banks X lonely stray, I view improvements in a future day* Whei^masts shall rise where gloomy for-( **.? csts stand, " J ATttftparsand atresme?$ shade the crdwxlcd [> stranti "? >. 'i ' , When trees shall bend to architectural f .forms* V . , V i.&JsL U- ? And lift the spires above the surging storms. When those huge banks of parren clay U, shallsmiie , In walls of brick) In glittering roofs of tile ;l Dykes and cankls shall cheer the Wvt'ry And fields of corn rise from the cypress shades: Then shall green bowers th' unfolding foil* age rear) Nor vainly spend their fragrance in the air; But maids ?? fair aaMissiasippiau flow In rural walka snail spend their joyous ?J. houra-f | , Tread the fair lawn, and make the bloom ' % gw>vo And savage tribei no more pursue their ? p*?y i * \ Barb^i tan ye lis no more occasion fear, But softci soundsdeiight the list'ning ear; Enarmour'il swains shall charm the villsge maids # .lYith plaintive songs k evening serenades. r; * TOBACCO. The Marrow of Compliment, (London, 1645) contains the following Song in praise of Tobacco i?*? Much meat doth gluttony procure, l o feed men fat as swine ; But he's a frugal man indeed Thai with a loaf can dine. I He needs no napkin for his hands, His fingers' ends to wipe. That hath his kitchen in a box, His roast meat ii? a pij?e. * COURT jMSTRCDOTR. A witness by summons was call'd to the stand, And tvok innly sworn, ss he held up his hand; Proceeding to tell what he heard and he saw, "Was sadly annoy'd by a limb of the law. ** Precisely how far did you stand from the olacc ?" Repeated a lawyer, with brow beating grace. "I'r/ciKely how far,"?said the man with a laugh,? " Precisely five feet and an inch and a half.*' ?But why so exact ?" Then the laWyei objected, . That hucH testimony might well he sus pected. _<l I tho ight,'* said the man, u some iwjuisi (?ve fool Might ?sk,-?so 1 measured exact, by mi rule.*' VARIETY. Origin rf Hirers. A question has lone; existed amorvi Philosophers, and has n^ver lv?*?u s-,% tied by universal consent, whether the rivers depend solely for their supply upon the water which decends from the atmosphere, or whether there is a [Jkind of circuliitiun of water within the earth, like that of hlood in the an tmftfecommiy, or that ofwtnclsln the atmosphere, by means of which pe rennial springs are constantly suppli ed, by some mechanical process' in nature froin " the fountains of the great deep," llicciolus affirms upon calculation, that the Volga, or file St. Lawrence alone discharges an nually a greater quantity of water tliau falls m rain, snow, and dew, upon the whole surface of the globe. These and other unknown rivers are said, upon a very moderate calcula tion to discharge more than five hun dred times as much water into the sea as falls in rains, &c. It would seem, therefore, that there must exist sub terraneous communications between the sea and the sources of fountains, rivers and larger springs by w hich these are supplied?and this opinio4n is corroborated by the known exis ence of chary bdes which swallow the sea, if these happened to !>e stop ped the largest rivers have bfeeij said |fo be dried up, and wholly ceased to run ?for a considerable time. It is stated in ReeV Clyclopedia, that there are accounts, in history of this having happened to the Thames, the Med way, and the Trent in Englaud, I the Elve, the Motala, and Grulspang, in Sweden, and other rivers in tlm other countries. Un the contary, if these chary bdes happen (o be too open, fresh water springs depending upou them become salt. Pliny re, lates that this once happened in Ca ria, near Neptune's Ttti&ple. Vari ous other instances have been stated by historians ancient and modern. From the Boston Kaleidcscopc. * W.WT8. At this season of the year, wants are presumed to be more numerous than any other. The foot want the comfortk, and many of them the necessaries of life. [ The rich, in general, want?the common feelings of humanity. The lawyer wants a rich client. The Physician wants the payment] of his bills. The muchanie ditto. The mei^chant wants extension of] credit. Printers and Editors want?but it| is needless Jo say what they want as the preceding item will give a suf ficient idea. It is.whi?[fered that [ladies wants husbn number of MerUj da ready bespoken them, we moat be a mistake. If shall be vety happy to correct it. * In conclusion, we believe it wflll be admitted by all, that every dea l cri|ition of people want fortitude to] bear with the ills of life?-and that many, want sufficient skill tb float peaceably along the current of pro* polity. \ * i Infalliable Cure for Hard Times. 1. Calculate your income, ami be sure you do not let your expenses be quite mo much; lay by gome for rainy day. Jff 8. Never follow fatfblons, but let] the fakhiotis follow you; that is di rect your business and expenses by your judgment, not by the custom ofj fools, w ho spend more than their in come. 3. Never listen Hp the tales ofj complainers, who spend their breath, iu crying hard times! and do nothing to mend them. 4. It is a truth, which all men ought to know and realize, that every man (those only excepted who are not able to support themselves in any community) may live witbin bis income, and thereby preserve his in dependence. If a man Is poor, his taxes nre small imkss be holds nn estate which iie cannot pay for. Jji <uch cases he does not own it.. S: there - ore ought to leUhe owuer take it. Industry and economy will fm eveT triumph" over hard times, ant* vlisappoint poverty. Therefore, tl?> general cry that we canuot pay the axes and live, is absolutely falsfe. It is true, we feci, and ought tt fcel, some difficulty iu leaving fui die glorious prize, independence. Hie taxes will be only temporary, but the prize, immortal. And he ia tin worthy of freedom who repines at paying hi* Aouey, whtfn so mans patriots and heroes liave laid down t.'teir lives to purchase it tor tliei country. 1 sha41 conclude with an extract oij a sermou preached byasouud diviue: <> The scarcity of money isjllie only thing that will save rhis alone can produce^iudustry and economy, without which no people can be virtuous i\ud happy, 'i his an universal truth?applicable to ul: people in every country. It is iui possible to be happy without iiiilus try, economy, and virtue; and as experience evinces that these are pro duced by what we call hard time*, or the scarcity of money, we certainly to be thankful when we set the causes of public happiness operat ing. Therefore let this circumstaiic\ excite in us gratitude to a kiud IV videuce for connecting future prosper ity with present scarcity, anil so or dering causes and eveuls that good shall come out of evil; necessity pro duces reformation, and hard times good times."?- Old newspaper. Scandal.?A blind man of Paris, retiring id the dusk tp his hovel, aftei -havtttg spent theday^in ?>eggh;g, with little success, was accosted by a person, who told hiui, that it he would go home with hrni, he should find his account in it. The blind joyfully consented to be conducted to bis new friend's house/ and was thus addiesed by him ; '? \ am not rich, and yet wish to show charity to the poor, w hich 1 have norther pos sibility of doing, unless by giving them a parcel of tales and uovcls, which 1 compose, to sell at a very moderate price, for their own benefit* Here, my friend, is a good parcel of them, which you shall dispose of at the rate of, two pence each, although they kre intrinsica4ly worth thrice me money." The poor fellow, -after loudly expressing his gratitude,grop ed his way home exulting, and sal lid out early the next morn, to en joy to profits of his benefactor's pro ductions. jf He cried his pampniets by the title of a new novel, as he bad been directed, and for sojrae time had no custom ; but one of His book* having been purchased and examin ed, the rest met with a most rapid ilg, * Aid thfr,blind man returned homewards with his pockets well loaded. His pleasant ideas Were, however, soon checked, by his find ing himself in tbe custody of au of ftcefr of iM prt**, who told him, (hat the book whidt lie had sold was| a most virulent and impriidetit satire [tgaiirst aj>ersou of rank. The. poor MMt^niAA protested his innocence, and told Ms tale, which, luckily for hioif was'believed; but he could igiytt 90 information whic^ could tead J to the contriver this very ingeni-' mis and new Way of spreading abroad scandal with hnpunity. I Paper Stealing.?A man ^vhd keeps a shop in a central situation in this towtf, Was on Thursday last brought before a Justice of the Peace, on a warrant for stealing newspapers. The complainant is a subscriber for the Ifeili Advertiser, and for some time past has loat mote than half his papers. His servant, on tbe morn ing above mentioned, detected the Serson complained of, and tbe evi ence of the theft'being clear and sa tisfactory. the Justice fined the offend er two uollars, and costs, 914, Oi We are glad that an attempt has been made to put a stop to the practice of stealing papers, aud hope that if this warning does not prove sufficient, a severer example may be made of similar offenders. Boston Daily Mr, Mny 15. V hatmaker of Cassel, named' vlaulich, has discovered a method ot manufacturing felt,~so as to make ii ui penetrable to I lie stroke of a sa >re, in the hands of the strongest vtirassier, and even to a musket ball. This fact has been proved by numer als trials, lie offered to discover die secret to our government for n suitable recmu pence, but uo atten tion was pa 13 to it. A report of this nvention. Imvreveyy reached -org, awl :V|i\ . aulicli was invited to present himself to the Emperor of Russia, at Aix-la-Chapelle. The ilussian Gtejie&als being satisfied vVitii tho truth of his assertions, tir ias been invited to establish in lius '\X. a manufactory of this felt, upon vhe most liberal terms. -?; ' London pctptrr.?. To arrest lcmes in the acfof run - ting off.?A German writer suggests i simple method of stopping horses from running away?the plan is, to iiavfe so attached to the bead *tall of <he bridle, that by a check rain, fixed for that? purpose, the buds will immediately close over lie eyes, ami by confounding the t.orse, compel him through fear, to <top immediately. If the plan be found to answer, it ought to be adopt ed, particularly in the case of all public stages. The line from the ulind might be fastened to th? front ?>f the stage, that any passenger ?night pull it, in case of accident Xo, or absence of the driver. It is Coii fidentlyafllrmed that fee mosruo governable horse may be subdued and made quite tractable by stopping his ears with wool or cottou so to vrQ cent huThearing. In the Account of Bonaparte* pub lished in September last, in the Lon don Courier, and said by that .paper to 1x3 " widely circulated at Paris," we notice as most important, the con cluding paragraph. " It is confident ly affirmed thai Lucieu Bonaparte has in hit possession the life of Na poleon, written by himself, and that not more tliun two or three persons have copies of the original manuscript. It is added, " that Lucien uflcu re ceives intelligence front his brother, but the channel of this correspondence is a profound secret." The Ex-King of Holland (Louis Bonaparte) i? living at iorae in the greatest retirement, * and is wbolkr engaged with t|>e education *>f Jus son. His i&MUtTf the nrincess Brog hese, on the other Ii aud, lives in great spjendt^r. [,j! ' ? ft "m - ? . fe ? V A. letter from Hamburgh of re cent date, necftyed in Philadeljrfiia, says?" Failure# ihk as fashionable oft this side of the Atlantic as with you; enormous losses will be sustain ed by the shipper* of cotton, tobacco, 9Ugar9 cojfee, ifrom the United States?ryou can buy those articles here, on the continent, and in Eng land,. 80 to 80 tier cents lower than in Antarlti^, A paragraph in the Hamburgh paper states that the Danish gpvern< ment having effected a loan of six million of marks banco, is on the point of negotiating another in Eng land for a larger sum. r Gideon Granger, esq. late Post Maifer General, has been elected a Senator in the Legislature of New York. lie is presumed to be attach ed to the interests of Gov. Clinton. Unusual Fecundity. A ladv of this city was delivered of two children on Sunday the Oth inst and subsequently a third od Friday last Baft* Jim. Remark.?*Th* unreasonable se verity of a parent o- teacher has often compelled a mind naturally noble, t< take refuge in a lie, until habit by de grees saps all its principles; ano thus it is deluded and debased, with out |>erceiving the steps, which led U its o>vn degcueracy. Alexander Young /ias received from JJhilaJciphia and etc- k'ork a genera! assortment of 1 VETCHES and JEWEL iiv. Consisting of patent lever, musicu1. repeating, horizontal and plain single and double castd gold and silver \\ aulas wuh corresponding Chaii^ Seals and Keys Pearl phiagree and plain Rings, * roaches. Bracelets SvC. l-argtr eight da> and spring Clocks, silver Tea Setts, Ladles, '1 able^ Dessert, and lea Spoons. llest warranted surveyors Comprsscs with variation plated and silver mc.umid 4nat.ru men is, Swords* blpanlets and Pistol*. Also, elegant gilt Portrait I ranns. blocks and Watches repaired avd warranted. April 15 Bradford's Springs. IT is a circumstance of no small tmpor- * portance to the citizens- of this State to h^ve a couvcnhuit and healthy situation, 10 which they can have acctss during the Summer and Autumnal months. The Bradford Spring, at this time, ex hibit such a situation. The buildings, l*ere, are capacious and .convenient; and areas well calculated for the accommoda tion of the dclicate and infirm, as those who are in search of pleasure. The situation is, probably, one of the most eligible that this country aiVo rds The elevation is considerably above the common level of the surface. The rise and declivity ot the hill is gradual and re gular. i and its ttumns^ smooth and ~Tiir broken* The Spring* empty out of the basis of the hill, at dift'urent| aperture^ where it abrubtly breaksin almost a perpendicular descent. The Water is a strong mineral. It is transparent and palatable. The ingredi ents which form the composition of this mineral, *l|ave not yet been accurately as certained by chymtcal analysis. A few individuals have annually . visited those Springs, and thoae alone, can form an ad equate idea of the advantage which results from attending them. . The ruinous Condition of the buildings in all probability* and the want of accom modation has, hitherto, prevented a num ber of persons from attending these Spring. But the subscriber flatters himself that lie is now, welt prep^srefl for the accommoda tion of a uumbcr of persons. And he pledges himself to spare no exertions to render the situation of all those who attend these Spriugs both comfortable and agree able * Horace W. Ikon son. L April " tf \ ^ V. !; , Jm Equity. ; South-Carolina, Choraw District. jesse<?jements and wife and others, 9 * Daniel Pynes snd wife and%)thers. It appearing that the defendants, DAKtxt Ptfias, and Ruth his wife, reside withou the limits, ptithto State. It is ordered that they Jo appear to this bill of complaint, at Darlington Couit House, on or before the second Monday in June next, or the bill vilVbe taken pro confesso. George Bruce, ^ Com. Rq uily fqr Chermw District. Commissioners pffrte, Feb* 10. Tobaicco. Prims Chewing Tobacco. 870 Pieces of the Jid^efjdd mods Stone Ware, consisting of Water Pitchers from *i quarts to 3 gallouft} Pickling Jars fronr 2 do. to 6 do* Jugs irom f do. to* do. Churns from 2 gallons to 3 do. ? The first of the kind, (snd superior in quality to any) ever offered here, for sale by HENRY ABBOTT* 1 ftfsy 13, 61?tf % SHERIFFS SALES, * Ksrehaw District. l|y virtue of an execution to be directed, l will be sold on the first Monday and the day following, in June next: A NEGRO slave named Garrick, his wife Linda, and their three children, named Harry, Philis and Will, levied on as proper ty of the estate of Doctor Isaac Alexsnder, deceased, under an execution in favor of the Administrator of William A damson, deceased, against Sarah Alexander now >arah Horton, Administratrix of the estate ,f said Isaac Alexander. Conditions of sale Cash, purchaser^ to iy for Sheriff's Titles. M. C. WIGGINS, S K D Cjmden, May 19, I?19? Bill for Parian